Bacterial bloodstream infections in liver transplantation: etiologic agents and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles

G Sganga, T Spanu, G Bianco, B Fiori, E Nure… - Transplantation …, 2012 - Elsevier
Liver transplantation (OLT) is a lifesaving procedure for the treatment of many end-stage
liver diseases, but infection and acute rejection episodes still remain the main causes of …

Losing ground: multidrug-resistant bacteria in solid-organ transplantation

RS Herati, EA Blumberg - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria is quickly becoming one of the most
pressing problems facing solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Multidrug-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Infection in organ transplantation

JA Fishman - American Journal of Transplantation, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious disease in transplantation are
major contributors to improved outcomes in organ transplantation. The risk of serious …

Epidemiology and outcomes of multiple antibiotic–resistant bacterial infection in renal transplantation

L Linares, C Cervera, F Cofán, MJ Ricart… - Transplantation …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mutiresistant bacterial infections are an emerging problem in the
nosocomial setting. Our objectives were to describe the incidence, outcome, and risk factors …

Bloodstream infections after solid-organ transplantation

A Kritikos, O Manuel - Virulence, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Solid-organ transplantation (SOT) has become the preferred strategy to treat a
number of end-stage organ disease, because a continuous improvement in survival and …

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter baumannii: assessing their impact on organ transplantation

G Patel, F Perez, RA Bonomo - Current opinion in organ …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Bacterial infections remain a leading cause of posttransplantation morbidity and mortality.
Carbapenem resistance is a significant threat to allograft and patient survival. With few …

Multidrug‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and vancomycin‐resistant Enterococcus: Three major threats to hematopoietic stem cell …

MJ Satlin, TJ Walsh - Transplant Infectious Disease, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are uniquely threatened by the
emergence of multidrug‐resistant (MDR) bacteria because these patients rely on immediate …

Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in solid organ transplant recipients: implications for outcome and treatment

JT Silva, M Fernández-Ruiz… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Overall, donor and recipient colonization is associated with an increased risk of infection by
MDR GNB, although none of these circumstances constitutes an absolute contraindication to …

[HTML][HTML] New approaches to manage infections in transplant recipients: report from the 2023 GTI (infection and transplantation group) annual meeting

A Serris, J Coussement, B Pilmis… - Transplant …, 2023 - frontierspartnerships.org
This year's GTI (“Groupe Transplantation and Infection”) annual meeting was held in Paris,
France in February 2023. This meeting focused on new approaches to manage infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infections in solid organ transplantation

G Patel, DR Snydman - American Journal of Transplantation, 2013 - amjtransplant.org
Despite advances in surgical technique and immunosuppression, bacterial infections
remain a significant source of morbidity in organ transplantation. Organ transplant recipients …